Macario Sakay

Macario Sakay (1 March 1878-13 September 1907) was President of the Tagalog Republic from 6 May 1902 to 14 July 1906, succeeding Miguel Malvar. He continued Filipino resistance to the United States occupation against Emilio Aguinaldo's orders, but he ultimately surrendered on 20 July 1906 and was executed by hanging in 1907 after being convicted of "brigandage".

Biography
Macario Sakay was born in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, and he worked as a tailor and stage actor before joining the Katipunan in 1894 at the age of 16. He fought alongside Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution, and he was briefly arrested at the start of the Philippine-American War for seditious activities. However, he later escaped and continued Filipino resistance to the United States after Emilio Aguinaldo's surrender in 1901, and he declared war on the US in May 1902. He established the Tagalog Republic in the mountains of Rizal and claimed to be its President and commander-in-chief, and he planned to kidnap President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter. He surrendered on 20 July 1906, but he was charged with banditry under the 1902 Brigandage Act and was hanged on 13 September 1907.